Called Out of Darkness

Anne Rice

Oct 2009 · Sold by Anchor

About this ebook

The first memoir from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Interview with a Vampire—a "very affecting story of a well-known prodigal’s return ... [a] vivid, engaging tale of the journey of a soul into light” (Chicago Sun-Times).

Anne Rice was raised in New Orleans as the devout child in a deeply religious Irish Catholic family. Here, she describes how, as she grew up, she lost her belief in God, but not her desire for a meaningful life.  She used her novels—beginning with Interview with a Vampire—to wrestle with otherworldly themes while in her own life, she experienced both loss (the death of her daughter and, later, her beloved husband, Stan Rice) and joys (the birth of her son, Christopher).  And she writes about how, finally, after years of questioning, she experienced the intense conversion and re-embracing of her faith that lie behind her most recent novels about the life of Christ.

Ratings and reviews

As a returning Catholic and a longtime lover of Anne Rice's work, a true Leader of The People of the Page, this is a beautiful Faith memoir vital to appreciating the development of her visual and psycho-emotional and psycho-spiritual aesthetics. Always start with The Vampire Chronicles and the Mayfair Witches series, and the two original films Interview With A Vampire and Queen of the Damned. Lean more into Mrs. Rice's actual writing than this new propaganda filled television, and you will find her heart in her work. She had such a deep love and passion for God, she always found her way 'home.'

About the author

ANNE RICE is the author of thirty-seven books. She died in 2021.